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Barr, John McKee, 1962-

Loathing Lincoln ; an American tradition from the Civil War to the present [electronic resource] / John McKee Barr. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Conflicting worlds: new dimensions of the American Civil War . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Marked for bitterness: the Civil War era, 1858-1865 -- Expressions of the lips versus those of the heart: postbellum disgust, 1865-1889 -- A new national type: the great imperialist, 1890-1918 -- The self-pity of the defeated: contesting "Lincolnolatry," 1918-1945 -- An infinitely complicated figure: is freedom enough? 1945-1989 -- A litmus test for American conservatism: the great centralizer, 1989-2012.

ISBN: 9780807153840 0807153842

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Public opinion.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public opinion--History.--United States
Presidents--Public opinion--History.--United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E457.2 / .B23 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7092